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Monday, July 30, 2007

This week’s Manic Monday word is Miss, and I am going to do my best to work that word into my latest WTF moment.

As you all know, my kids watch the Noggin channel nonstop. Some of the shows I find incredibly annoying (Max & Ruby, anyone?), and some of the shows I absolutely love (Miss Spider). Every few months, they introduce a new show. The last new show was The Upside Down Show. I’m still trying to figure out why Australian guys have the monopoly on children’s entertainment, but I digress. It’s a cute show.

Next month, Nick Jr. (Noggin) is introducing another new show. It is called Yo Gabba Gabba.

Dude! Seriously! I think people must sit around a table and smoke the crackpipe, and then come up with ideas for new kids shows. I found a clip of it on YouTube. So you tell me. This is about the most bizarre frickin thing I have ever seen!

What the F*CK was that?!!!! That green monster-looking thing is downright scary. Here is another clip featuring just him. It doesn't help that I am so morbidly fascinated, it’s not even funny. Like it’s a car accident. Or Lindsay Lohan’s career.

What’s even worse is that every time the commercial comes on, my children are riveted to the television. Not cool, people. Not. Cool! It’s like the f*cking Boobahs all over again. This one may actually push me over the edge.

So, what is my plan? My plan is that I am going to do everything in my power to make sure my children MISS this show every single day!

Our family is super excited for Yo Gabba Gabba, we live in Southern California and were invited to a premiere of the pilot episode where we met the people responsible for making the show. These are all really creative and family oriented people who are trying to bring back some of the fun and energy that Sesame Street used to have. It's sad that you have chosen to make an uninformed judgement and reference drug use and Lindsy Lohan without ever having seen an entire episode. Good luck with that.

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I think the last video you have there was meant to make kids eat their veggies. What is funny was that food is happy being eaten. Would we be smiling like that when a tiger decides that we should have a party in its tummy? Hahaha!

OMG!!! I'm SO with you on this entire post, especially with the Max & Ruby hatred and the love of Miss Spider. I too think someone hits the crack before thinking up some of the the other shows. That Yo Gabba Gabba looks like a freakish teletubbies re-make or something! Yikes!

You are hee-larry-us!Can't stop laughing....I am SO glad my youngest (8 1/2yrs) is out of the preschool cartoon phase. Although, I have to admit....I do a friggin awesome Ruby voice! And don't EVEN let me break out my Elmo skills. I bet my kids miss me singing "THAT'S ELMO'S WOOOORRRLD!" at the top of my lungs everyday......NOT!

I LOVE that show! Love it!! We got to see a sneak preview of the premier episode and we all love it! Wait till it comes out on August 20th and watch a whole episode and give it a chance. It is way, way, way, WAY less annoying than most of the stuff my kids watch, like Caillou, for example.

Well, as the anonymous commenter probably/hopefully doesn't know is that most drug addicts DO start seeing crap like that when they're on a bad trip!! And no, I haven't seen a complete episode either, I just have to deal with crazy drug addicts all night long!!!

I applaud the creators' efforts, but I will continue to encourage my kids to watch the Disney and Discovery channels, thanks.

I'm really looking forward to seeing a full episode of "Yo Gabba Gabba." I know it looks different, but it's gotten a lot of buzz over the last 8 or so months.

Not all of kids TV is out to babysit children while their parents get stuff done. (Noggin is actually one of the few networks that prides itself on educational content). Music, in particular, provides an opportunity for repetition and reinforcement of key educational messages. This grabs the attention of the viewer and encourages them to participate, fostering retention (it's like Rote memorization, set to a catchy tune).